WRITER · FROM LONG ISLAND, USA
Barry W. Blaustein
1954–202614 credits since 1985
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ABOUT BARRY
Barry Wayne Blaustein (September 10, 1954 – May 12, 2026) was an American comedy writer best known for his writing on Saturday Night Live and the screenplays for Coming to America, Coming 2 America, and The Nutty Professor, all written in collaboration with David Sheffield.
As a writer he helped launch Eddie Murphy's career.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born10 September 1954
Died12 May 2026
BirthplaceLong Island, USA
Known forWriting
On Cineora10 of 12 titles
Known for
The titles people know Barry from.
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IMDb rating of each title they made on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 10
- Average IMDb
- 5.7
- Highest rated
- Beyond the MatIMDb 7.6
- Working since
- 1985
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Filmography
The 2020s
1 title · IMDb 5.3 on averageMovieScreenplay · Story
The 2010s
1 title · IMDb 5.5 on averageMovieDirector
The 2000s
4 titles · IMDb 4.6 on average
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The 1990s
3 titles · IMDb 6.3 on averageMovieDirector · Writer · Producer
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The 1980s
2 titles · IMDb 6.4 on averageMovieScreenplay
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Often works with
The people who keep turning up in Barry’s titles.
David SheffieldWriter · Coming to America, The Nutty Professor and 5 more
Eddie MurphyComing to America, The Nutty Professor and 4 more
Chris RockBoomerang and Being Eddie
John LandisComing to America and Being Eddie
Dave ChappelleThe Nutty Professor and Being Eddie
Steve GuttenbergPolice Academy 2: Their First Assignment and Police Academy 3: Back in Training
John AmosComing to America and Coming 2 America
Larry MillerThe Nutty Professor and Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
